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Handout on 'The Saga of Hrafnkel Frey’s Godi'A handout produced by Joanne Shortt Butler on the Old Norse literature topic of 'The Saga of Hrafnkel Frey’s Godi', including background reading,…
Shortcut for hooked-o and long hooked-oA handy shortcut for the characters hooked-o and long hooked-o, produced by Joanne Shortt Butler. The characters can be cut and pasted into Word…
Common accents in Old Norse and how to use them in MS Word/WindowsA handy reference produced by Joanne Shortt Butler giving the common accents in ON, and the shortcuts for using them in MS Word.
Edition and Translation: Þrymskviða ('The Thunderclap Ballad'), ed. and trans. Richard NorthAn edition and translation of the Eddic poemÞrymskviða ('The Thunderclap Ballad'), detailing the theft and recovery of Thor's hammer, ed.…
Edition and Translation: Liðsmannaflokkr ('The Soldier’s Song'), ed. and trans. Richard NorthAn edition and translation of the (anonymous?) skaldic poemLiðsmannaflokkr ('The Soldier’s Song')by Richard North, detailing the capture of…
Edition and Translation: Liðsmannaflokkr ('The Soldier’s Song'), ed. and trans. Richard NorthAn edition and translation of the (anonymous?) skaldic poemLiðsmannaflokkr ('The Soldier’s Song')by Richard North, detailing the capture of…
Edition and Translation: Anon., 'Loki’s Truth-Game'An edition and translation of the Eddic poemLokasenna ('Loki’s Truth-Game') by Richard North. The edition and translation is excerpted fromThe…
Edition and Translation: Þjóðólfr of Hvinir, 'Haustlǫng', ed. and trans. Richard NorthAn edition and translation of the skaldic 'shield' poemHaustlǫng (Harvest-Long) by poetÞjóðólfr of Hvinir, c. 900. The edition…
Edition and Translation: Einarr skálaglamm Helgason, 'Gold-Shortage' (Vellekla), ed. and trans. Richard NorthAn edition and translation of the skaldic poem Vellekla ('Gold-Shortage') by poetEinarr skálaglamm ‘cup-tinkle’ Helgason, c. 980,…
Edition and Translation: Úlfr Uggason, 'Eulogy on the House'(Húsdrápa) ed. and trans. Richard North
An edition and translation of the skaldic poemHúsdrápa ('Eulogy on the House') by the poetÚlfr Uggason (early 990s). The edition…
Edition and Translation: Eilífr Goðrúnarson, 'Eulogy on Þórr'An edition and translation of the skaldic poem Þórsdrápa ('Eulogy on Þórr') by the court poet Eilífr…
Educational Resource: Skaldic Poetry: A Short IntroductionA useful introductory essay on Skaldic Poetry by Dr Debbie Potts, produced as part of the 'Modern Poets on Viking Poetry' Project and hosted by ASNC…
Dramatic Reading of 'Skírnismál' (the curse)A performance of the Eddic poem 'Skírnismál' by postgraduates of the Faculty of English at the University of Oxford, during the Old Norse Poetry in…
Dramatic Reading of 'Skírnismál' (opening lines)A performance of the Eddic poem 'Skírnismál' by postgraduates of the Faculty of English at the University of Oxford, during the Old Norse Poetry in…
Performance of extract from Atlakviða by Hanna Marti and Benjamin Bagby of SequentiaA short extract from a performance of the Eddic poemAtlakviða (sts. 15, 16 and 18)by Hanna Marti and Benjamin Bagby of Sequentia, at the 'Old…
Performance of the opening strophe of 'Vǫluspá' by Hanna MartiThe opening stanza of a performance of the Eddic poem Vǫluspá by Hanna Marti of Sequentia, at the 'Old Norse Poetry in Performance' Conference…
Performance: Hrafnagaldur Óðins (Guðrún Kristín Magnúsdóttir)Hrafnagaldur Óðins is a late-medieval or early modern Icelandic Eddic-style poem, which was considered by early editors to be part of the Eddic…
Edition: Hrafnagaldur Óðins (Forspjallsljóð) Annette Lassen (2011)A scholarly edition of the late Eddic (or Eddic-style) poem 'Hrafnagaldur Óðins' (Odin's Raven Spell) by Annette Lassen, for the Viking Society for…
Blog: Everyday MonstrosityA blog that is primarily about monsters, but with reference to the author's research into monsters in the Icelandic sagas.
Adelsö by Justin Quinn: a poem in The New YorkerThis is a link to a the poem Adelsö, by Justin Quinn, which was printed in the 22 August 2016 edition of The New Yorker magazine. It uses Norse…